diff --git a/src/libstore/globals.hh b/src/libstore/globals.hh
index 7a307f894..ec0c69851 100644
--- a/src/libstore/globals.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/globals.hh
@@ -401,9 +401,9 @@ public:
 
     Setting<bool> fsyncStorePaths{this, false, "fsync-store-paths",
         R"(
-        "Whether to call `fsync()` on store paths before registering them, to
-         flush them to disk. This improves robustness in case of system crashes,
-         but reduces performance. The default is `false`.
+          Whether to call `fsync()` on store paths before registering them, to
+          flush them to disk. This improves robustness in case of system crashes,
+          but reduces performance. The default is `false`.
         )"};
 
     Setting<bool> useSQLiteWAL{this, !isWSL1(), "use-sqlite-wal",